Herodotus was considered the first historian to make the events of the past the subject of research and verification and then relate their consequences to the present. This commentary on his "Histories" deals with the first four books and includes an introduction to Herodotus' life and work.
Herodotus has been called "the father of history" by Cicero and other ancient critics, and was the first to research and verify events of the past, and relate their consequences to the present. The main subject of his "Histories" is the Greek-Persian conflict from Croesus to Xerxes.
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